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For More Information Contact: Pat Smith, Branch Librarian LIP READING & MEMORY ENHANCEMENT Francine Katz teaches adults to lip read and enhance
their memory in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
starting September 17 at Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140 S. Altadena
Dr., Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7266
For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder, THE BIG READ SHORT STORY CONTEST The Pasadena Public Library will hold a Short Story Contest for students from grades 4 – 12 in collaboration with the BIG READ celebration of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. The contest runs through September 30. Applications are available at any Pasadena Public Library service desk. Entries are due on or by Wednesday, October 1 at 6 p.m. at any Pasadena Public Library location. All entries must be accompanied by an application form. “Adventure” is the contest theme. The contestant’s short story must be an original adventure story and the students own work. The story cannot exceed 3,000 words and must be legibly handwritten or typed. Prizes will be awarded in each age category; Elementary School (Grades 4 – 6), Middle School (Grades 7 – 8), High School (Grades 9 – 12). First prize is $100, second prize is $50 and third prize is $25. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 7. Prizes will be awarded at Jack London: Myth and Maverick on ArtNight, Friday, October 10. Winners will have an opportunity to read their stories aloud. For more information, please call Christine Reeder (626) 744-7076. For More Information Contact:
Enjoy this Creative Memories Workshop featuring four
hours of uninterrupted scrap For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder, Adult Services Librarian NEW BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP FORMING AT CENTRAL
LIBRARY A new monthly Book Discussion Group will be forming at Central Library. Join us for the group’s organizational meeting on Thursday, September 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. For more information, phone (626) 744-7076. For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder, Adult Services BASEBALL RELIQUARY HOSTS THE LOS ANGELES BARDS Baseball Reliquary, in partnership with the Pasadena
Central Library, will present the Los Angeles Bards, one of the
legendary teams on the Southland sporting scene on Sunday, September 21
at 2 p.m. at Central Library’s DRW Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. The Bards will take their swings at the national
pastime, reading a crackerjack selection of baseball poetry and prose.
A Murderer's Row of wordsmiths, the Bards, managed by
Michael C Ford, will field a squad of seasoned veterans along with some
fresh-faced rookies. The full roster will be announced well before game
day. Free admission and autographs! For more information on this event call (626) 744-7076. For additional information go to www.baseballreliquary.org.
For More Information Contact: Robin Reidy, Branch Librarian Hastings Branch Library will host a yard sale on
Saturday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be stunning
deals on books for everyone. Bring your canvas bags to carry your new
books in and keep the book sale eco-friendly. Hastings Branch Library is located at 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. For more information, call (626) 744-7262.
For More Information Contact: Pat Smith Branch Librarian Lamanda Park Branch Library’s school-aged program, Let’s
Explore will explore “The Library” on Wednesday, September 24 at 3:30
p.m. The program will explore cool library games, new graphic novels and
manga, online homework help, stories and ice cream! For More Information Contact: Alma Medina, RN, Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena
Community Asthma Program will present helpful information and details on
asthma to Asthmatic patients, their families and interested community
members on Wednesday, September 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Central
Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium. All Asthma patients in attendance will receive a free
peak flow meter and spacer and hands on demonstration. Central Library is located at 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena. For more information on this program phone (626) 744-7076 For More Information Contact: Michael Pierce, Branch Librarian LOOK WHAT’S COOKING AT THE ALLENDALE LIBRARY! Sign up for a free culinary adventure taught by Lynn
Griffith from Chefs 4 Your Life at Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S.
Marengo Ave. Discover new foods and learn how to make healthy meals for
yourself. The course will be held at 3:30 p.m. on three consecutive
Tuesdays beginning September 23. Phone (626) 744-7260 to reserve your
space. For more information about this program call (626) 744-7260.
For More Information Contact: MEET PHIL BORDEN Phil Borden, author of Shaku Maku: On the Ground in
Occupied Iraq, will speak on Thursday, September 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 East Walnut
Street. Borden, a Southern California small business development
guru, journeyed to Baghdad to set up a small business development
center. He will discuss his life in the Red Zone and convey travels to
the Green Zone. His presentation will be followed by questions and
answers from the audience and a book signing. Books will be available
for purchase at the event. For more information, please contact Christine Reeder, Adult Services Librarian, at (626) 744-7076. For More Information Contact: Michael Pierce, Branch Librarian BACK TO SCHOOL ICE CREAM SOCIAL Allendale Branch Library will host a Back to School Ice
Cream Social for all young academians on Wednesday, September 17 at 4
p.m. Take a study break, visit with your friends and enjoy an
ice cream social of epic proportions. The Allendale Branch Library is located at 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena. For more information call (626) 744-7260.
For More Information Contact: Diane Walker, Principal Librarian CORONARY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT La Pintoresca Branch Library will host a free
information session by the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) on
Tuesday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Learn how to reverse leading diseases through simple
diet, lifestyle changes and more!It’s never too late … to take charge of
your health! The La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268. For More Information Contact: Robin Reidy, Branch Librarian Discover some wonderful resources, including Live
Homework Help that will ease the homework challenge for everyone. Join
us at Hastings Branch Library, 3325 East Orange Grove Blvd. on Tuesday,
September 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. Learn how to tame the homework beast before it gets
going this year. Your child will be amazed at the no hassle help you can
offer. For more information contact Hastings Branch Library at (626) 744-7262. For More Information Contact: Pat Smith Branch Librarian PASADENA AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP The Pasadena African American Genealogy Group will meet at Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140 South Altadena Drive on Saturday, September 6 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. Search out your heritage and
discover the past with this dynamic genealogy group. For more information contact Lamanda Park Branch Library at (626) 744-7266. For More Information Contact: Diane Walker Join Bernard Donohue from the Flintridge Foundation for a FC Search Workshop at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Monday, September 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. FC Search, the Foundation Center’s database, contains detailed information on more than 80,000 foundations, corporate givers and grantmaking public charities. Learn how to use this software to quickly generate targeted lists of funding prospects in seconds. The workshop is free to all. La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268. For More Information Contact: Robin Reidy, Branch Librarian BOOK COVERING FESTIVAL School has started and you need to cover your books.
Join us at Hastings Branch Library, 3325 East Orange Grove Blvd. on
Wednesday, September 10 at 3 p.m. We’ll have some amazing and unique
ways to cover your textbooks. For more information contact Hastings Branch Library at (626) 744-7262. For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder, Adult Services Librarian Pasadena Public Library will offer free films each
Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Central Library, Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E.
Walnut St. September will feature “Amazing Grace” on September 10,
“The Final Season” on September 17, and “The World’s Fastest Indian” on
September 24. Beat the heat! Come in where it’s cool and enjoy a free fun film this September. For more information contact Christine Reeder, Adult Services Librarian, at (626) 744-7076.
For More Information Contact: Diane Walker, Branch Librarian MEET O. AJAMU JUMAL AUTHOR OF SPIRITUAL SHACKLES SEPTEMBER 13 O. Ajamu Jumal, author of Spiritual Shackles, will speak on Saturday, September 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 N. Raymond Ave. Shackles focuses a fresh, new light on history by utilizing one of the worlds oldest art forms, storytelling. Join us as O. Ajamu Jumal, takes you through a powerful and enthralling story. His presentation will be followed by questions and answers from the audience and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event. For more information, please contact Diane Walker, Branch Librarian, at (626) 744-7268. For More Information Contact: Pat Smith, Branch Librarian TRACY YEOH Artist Tracy Yeoh will display her intricate and
colorful paintings September 2 – 30 at Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140
S. Altadena Drive. Yeoh uses delicate organic materials and acrylics to create colorful and moving abstract images. For more information contact Lamanda Park Branch Library at (626) 744-7266
For More Information Contact: Angela Arzu, Circulation Celebrate National Library Card Month this September by
getting a the smartest card of all – a library card at your local
Pasadena Public Library. Studies show that children who are read to and
who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to
continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning. “A library card has always been the most important
school supply of all,” says Jan Sanders, Director of Libraries and
Information Services for the City of Pasadena. “Kids can come to the
library to get homework help or assistance with their research projects
or book reports. They can also check out free music, DVDs or use the
Internet to make after school life a little more fun. There’s a lot
happening at the Pasadena Public Library.” A recent study by the American Library Association also
showed that families use libraries to spend time together. Forty-four
percent of survey respondents report taking their children to the
library for this reason. For more information on how you can sign up for your library card, visit the Pasadena Public Library closest to you, call (626) 744-4066 or go to the library’s Web site at PasadenaPublicLibrary.net. For More Information Contact: Diane Walker, Branch Librarian La Pintoresca Branch Library and Women At Work successfully partnered six months ago to establish a satellite Women At Work office in Northwest Pasadena offering job seekers free assistance with resume writing, interviewing skills, job applications, and other career related matters. Each Tuesday a representative from Women At Work is available at La Pintoresca Branch Library to provide one-on-one counseling services between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Reservations are required. Call (626) 744-7268 to make your appointment. La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 744-7268. For More Information Contact: Free! Live! Anytime! An Information Expert At Your Service 24/7! Have you ever been kept awake at night needing information or a fact for a meeting or a class the next day? You toss and turn-unable to sleep. Instead of losing sleep, contact 24/7 Reference, where a free, live, online interactive information expert is available to answer your quick -answer information needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Need a quick fact? A statistic? An address? Articles for a term paper? Simply go to the Pasadena Public Library's website http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library and click on the "Connect With A Librarian" icon. Once you enter the 24/7 Reference Service, you will be greeted by an information expert who will give you a quick and friendly response. Through online "chatting" you will be able to converse with the librarian about your information needs, and view pages that automatically appear on your computer screen to help answer your question. When you are done, you will get a transcript e-mailed to you to assist you in easily finding the information again! How does this service work? Professional librarians, including subject specialists, from California and other participating states contribute their expertise to the 24/7 Reference service. Because of the large number of participating libraries and the cooperative nature of the service, no one library needs to provide more than a few hours of staffing time per day or week. Pasadena Public Library staff answer questions for the 24/7 reference service 2-3 hours per week, which entitles all of our users to have access to the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If a question needs more in-depth research, the customer will be provided with a referral or will get an e-mail response normally within 48 hours. "This is the wave of the future," says Reference Division manager Susan Poster. "Librarians are providing the same expert information services they always have, but now 24/7 allows us to do this at a time and place most convenient for the user." The above service is always available for any topic including homework, health and law but if you would like more specialized service: · Homework help for students in grades 4-12 is available from Saturday through Thursday 3pm-9pm · Health information specialists are available from Monday - Friday 8-5 · Law librarians await your daytime requests Monday-Friday and Monday evenings 6-8 · Need assistance in Spanish? Go to http://www.247ref.org/ and click on the "Bibliotecaria a su alcance" icon The 24/7 Reference service is a project of the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), supported by Federal LSTA funding, and administered by the California State Library. For more information contact the Pasadena Public Library at 626-744-4066 and press 7. Expand your resources and use the 24/7 Reference service today (or tonight)! ForFor more information contact: Susan Poster, Coordinator (626) 744-7225 P Search
California—Discover the World @ the Pasadena Public Library Now you can search the collections of libraries throughout
California, and the world from the convenience of the Pasadena Public
Library's catalog and website.
For More Information Contact: Veronica Fuentes, Young Adult Services Go, the game of placing stones on a board is played all over Asia. It is also played in the popular Anime and Manga, Hikaru No Go. Learn how to play, meet new opponents and test your skills Saturdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Central Library/Teen Central. You’ll have a chance to get a free Go set. Come and learn how! Central Library is located at 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-4766
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